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Midland Professional Championship
Tournament information
LocationEnglish Midlands
Established1898
FormatStroke-play
Current champion
Daniel Whitby-Smith

The Midland Professional Championship is an annual golf tournament played in the English Midlands. The event is organised by the Midlands Region of the Professional Golfers' Association. It is the oldest tournament in professional golf having been first contested in 1898.

History

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The event was originally organised by the Midland Professional Golf Club, an early professional golfers' association. The club held its first meeting at Edgbaston golf club on 9 December 1897.[1] A 36-hole stroke-play tournament was held, 25 professionals competing, followed by a business meeting at which officers were elected.[2] Thomas Whare, the North Warwickshire professional, won with a score of 155, two strokes ahead of David Duncan and Frank Wingate. The initial plan was to hold four meetings a year.[3] The second tournament was held at the Sutton Coldfield club in February 1898 and was won by Tom Williamson with a score of 162.[4] At a meeting following the event it was decided to hold a Championship meeting at Harborne on 12 May, to be played over 54 holes.[5]

The first championship meeting, in 1898, took an unusual form. There was a 36-hole tournament, which determined the distribution of the cash prizes. The leading 12 players then competed over a further 18 holes, the leading score over the 54 holes decided the championship with the runner-up also receiving a gold medal.[6] The 36-hole stage was won by Sydney Wingate, with a score of 157, with Thomas Whare two strokes behind. A number of the leading 12 did not complete in the third round of the day. Wingate was paired with David Brown, the 1886 Open Champion, for the final round. Brown scored 35 for the first nine, to Wingate's 41, to lead by a stroke. Both took 41 for the second nine to give Brown a one stroke win over Wingate, with George Cawsey a further shot behind.[7][8][9] Two further events were held in 1898, at Bulwell in August and at Olton in November. Harry Vardon was present at Olton and played a 9-hole foursomes after the tournament. Also at Olton, Edward Chance took over as president of the club.[10][11]

The Midland Professional Golf Club again held four tournaments in 1899, in February at Kings Norton, in May at Sandwell Park, in September at Robin Hood and in November at Handsworth. The championship was contested at Sandwell Park but, unlike 1898, it was played as a 36-hole event like the other tournaments. Alfred Toogood won the championship. by a stroke from James Sherlock.[12] In 1900 the schedule was reduced to two, a championship meeting in April and an open meeting in October, open to professionals from outside the Midland region. Tom Williamson won the championship, two strokes ahead of George Cawsey.[13] The same format was used in 1901 with James Sherlock winning the championship, four strokes ahead of Cawsey.[14]

In early 1902 the Midland Counties Competition, an organisation that ran some important amateur competitions in the Midlands and a predecessor of the current Midland Golf Union, passed a resolution recommending that clubs in the region subscribe a maximum of two guineas towards prize money in the two Midland professional tournaments. A sub-committee with Edward Chance as chairman, was created to organise the distribution of prize money.[15] The initiative proved successful and helped fund the events. Also in 1902 the Midland Professional Golf Club amalgamated with the Professional Golfers' Association, which had been formed in 1901, becoming the Midland section of the PGA.[16] Tom Williamson won the April event for a second time.[17] The open autumn tournament saw Harry Vardon, JH Taylor, and James Braid competing and was won by JH Taylor.[18]

The 1903 championship was won for a second time by James Sherlock, nine strokes ahead of the field. Sherlock was presented with a silver cup donated by Edward Chance.[19] The "Chance Cup" became associated with the championship until the 1920s, although when it was first presented is unclear. 1903 also saw the first News of the World Match Play tournament, the first national event organised by the PGA. Each section was allocated a number of places in the final stage, the Midland section having 5 of the 32 places available. The autumn event acted as the qualifying event.[20] A new trophy, the "Midland Challenge Cup", was purchased for the autumn competition.[21]

Alfred Lewis won in 1904, a stroke ahead of James Sherlock. Tom Williamson and his brother Harry because of the sudden death of their mother.[22] 1905 saw the first tie in the championship, between James Sherlock and Tom Williamson, both on 159. It was decided that the championship would be decided based on their performances at the autumn meeting.[23] Williamson won the autumn tournament, thus winning both the Midland Challenge Cup and the Chance Cup.[24] Sherlock and Williamson were absent from the 1906 championship and the tournament was won by Jack Fulford.[25] Williamson won the championship in 1907 and 1909 and was runner-up to George Cawsey in 1908.[26][27][28] Edward Veness won in 1910, ahead of Jack Oke, with Williamson in third place.[29]

1911 saw the introduction of a second event for which sectional qualification was required. the Sphere and Tatler Foursomes Tournament. Qualification was based on individual stroke-play, qualifiers being drawn randomly into pairs for the finals stage. The Midland section was allocated 9 of the 64 places. The Midland section took the opportunity to switch the events; the Midland Challenge Cup being played as an open event in April, serving as the qualifying for the Sphere and Tatler Foursomes in May, while the championship and Chance Cup were played as a closed event in the autumn and acted as qualification for the News of the World Match Play.[30][31] The reversal of the events caused some confusion in the press. Tom Williamson won the championship.[32] The 1912 championship resulted in a tie between George Buckle and Harry Cawsey.[33] They had a playoff the following morning but were still tied after both scored 76. They then played a further 18 holes in the afternoon which Buckle won, scoring 79 and Cawsey's 82.[34] George Tuck won the championship in 1913 while the 1914 tournament was cancelled for the start of World War I.[35]

The championship restarted in 1919, acting again as qualification for the News of the World Match Play. 10 places were available instead of the pre-war 5, the main event have been extended from 32 players to 64. Bert Weastell and Len Holland tied on 149, Weastell winning the 9-hole playoff, played the same evening.[36] Although the Sphere and Tatler Foursomes was not revived after the war, another event, the Daily Mail Tournament, replaced it in the calendar and also involved sectional qualifying. The Midland Challenge Cup continued to be played in April while the championship continued to be played in September. In 1920 there was a three-way tie between Tom Williamson, George Buckle and Dick Wheildon.[37] The following day there was a 36-hole playoff but Williamson and Wheildon were still tied and only after a further 9-hole playoff did Williamson win.[38] In 1921 it was reported that the professionals were keen to separate the championship from the News of the World qualifying, and an extra event was organised in July for the qualifying.[39] However the experiment was not repeated and from 1922 the September event reverted to covering both the championship and the qualifying. There was a surprise winner in 1921 when Willie Robertson won.[40] However Tom Williamson won again in 1922 for what was to be the final time.[41]

George Buckle, the 1912 champion, won in 1923 beating Ernest Hanton in the 18-hole playoff, played the following day.[42] There was a four-way tie in 1924, Jack Bloxham winning the 18-hole playoff by two strokes.[43] Buckle won for the third time in 1925, this time by three strokes.[44] Ted Douglas, who had spent many year in New Zealand, won in 1926.[45] In 1927 Tom Barber and Archie Compston tied on 147.[46] Compston left immediately after the championship to play in the German Open and did not turn up for the playoff on the following day, Barber being awarded the championship by default.[47]

The Daily Mail Tournament was not played from 1928 to 1935 and the opportunity was taken to separate the News of the World Match Play qualifying from the championship. The Midland Challenge Cup was awarded to the winner of the News of the World qualifying event, as was the case before 1911. In 1928 this was held in June with the championship in September but from 1929 the order was reversed, with the championship played in the early part of the year and the News of the World qualifying in September. There was a 5-way tie in the 1928 championship.[48] Frank Weston won the 18-hole playoff the following day by two strokes.[49] There was another playoff in 1929. George Buckle beat Tom Green by two strokes, for his fourth championship win.[50] Green won a stroke in 1930 and retained the title in 1931, winning by four strokes.[51][52] In 1932 Tom Barber won the title for a second time after a three-way playoff.[53] Charlie Ward won the title in 1933 by two strokes from Barber and Algy Holton.[54]

From 1934 to 1937 Dunlop sponsored a number of regional events. In most cases these were new events but for the Midland region they sponsored the existing Midland Professional Championship. Charlie Ward retained the title in 1934.[55] Bill Firkins won in 1935, while Bill Branch won by seven strokes in 1936 and Freddie Beck won in 1937.[56][57][58] Except in 1935, when the event was not held, the winner gained entry to the end-of-season limited-field Dunlop-Metropolitan Tournament. Herbert Manton won the championship by four strokes in 1938.[59] The Daily Mail Tournament had restarted in 1935. Sectional qualifying was initially separate from the championship but in the 1939 the two were combined. The event was over two days and was won by Bill Martin.[60]

The championship restarted in September 1946, also acting as qualifying for the News of the World Match Play. However, from 1947 it returned to an early season event. Walter Lees won in 1946 with his older brother Arthur Lees winning in 1948 and 1949.[61][62] Charlie Ward, the 1933 and 1934 champion, won three more times in the 1950s, in 1950, 1953 and 1955, and for a sixth time in 1963.[63] Another multiple winner was Jack Hargreaves, who won in 1952 and 1960.[64] Sectional qualifying for the News of the World ended in 1961 and from 1962 was replaced by local qualifying immediately before the event. The 1965 championship was reduced to 27 holes after early morning delays meant that it proved impossible for the entire field to complete 36 holes in a single day.[65] From 1966 the event was played over two days. Stuart Murray was the most successful golfer in the 1960s, winning three times, in 1964, 1967 and 1968.[66]

Brian Waites won four times in the 1970s, in 1972, 1977, 1978 and 1979. He won in 1977 in a sudden-death playoff, the first in the championship's history, and in a second playoff in 1979.[67][68] Uniroyal sponsored the event from 1970 to 1977.

Winners

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Year Winner Score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Venue Ref
Midland Professional Championship
1898 Scotland David Brown 238 1 stroke England Sydney Wingate Harborne [8]
1899 England Alfred Toogood 167 1 stroke England James Sherlock Sandwell Park [12]
1900 England Tom Williamson 157 2 strokes England George Cawsey Derbyshire [13]
1901 England James Sherlock 156 4 strokes England George Cawsey Atherstone [14]
1902 England Tom Williamson 152 1 stroke England Alfred Lewis Bilston [17]
1903 England James Sherlock 152 9 strokes England George Cawsey
Scotland Laurence Gourlay
England Willie Lewis		 Cleeve Hill [19]
1904 England Alfred Lewis 153 1 stroke England James Sherlock Sutton Coldfield [22][69]
1905 England Tom Williamson 159 Playoff[a] England James Sherlock Harborne [23][24][70]
1906 England Jack Fulford 153 1 stroke England William Jeffries Derbyshire [25]
1907 England Tom Williamson 151 1 stroke England George Cawsey
Scotland George Coburn		 Robin Hood [26][71]
1908 England George Cawsey 150 2 strokes England Tom Williamson Notts [27][72]
1909 England Tom Williamson 145 4 strokes Scotland Frank Coltart Leicestershire [28][73]
1910 England Edward Veness 151 2 strokes England Jack Oke Stourbridge [29][74]
1911 England Tom Williamson 153 1 stroke England Jack Bloxham
England George Tuck		 Ladbrook Park [32][75]
1912 England George Buckle 150 Playoff[b] England Harry Cawsey Seacroft [33][34]
1913 England George Tuck 153 1 stroke England George Buckle Little Aston [35]
1914–1918: No tournament
1919 England Bert Weastell 149 Playoff[c] England Len Holland Sandwell Park [36]
1920 England Tom Williamson 151 Playoff[d] England George Buckle
England Dick Wheildon		 Moseley [37][38]
1921 England Willie Robertson 144 1 stroke England George Buckle Robin Hood [40]
1922 England Tom Williamson 144 1 stroke England Len Holland Copt Heath [41]
1923 England George Buckle 138 Playoff[e] England Ernest Hanton Edgbaston [76][42]
1924 England Jack Bloxham 146 Playoff[f] England George Buckle
England Len Holland
England George Tuck		 Olton [77][43]
1925 England George Buckle 144 3 strokes England Jim Morris
England George Tuck
England Tom Williamson		 Walmley [44]
1926 Scotland Ted Douglas 144 1 stroke England Tom Barber Finham Park [45]
1927 England Tom Barber 147 Playoff[g] England Archie Compston Harborne [46][47]
1928 England Frank Weston 149 Playoff[h] Republic of Ireland Moses O'Neill
England Charles Pixton
England Tom Richards
England Dick Wheildon		 Handsworth [48][49]
1929 England George Buckle 144 Playoff[i] Wales Tom Green North Worcestershire [78][50]
1930 Wales Tom Green 144 1 stroke Republic of Ireland Michael Bingham
England Tom Williamson		 Copt Heath [51]
1931 Wales Tom Green 139 4 strokes England Bill Firkins
England Bob Pemberton		 Castle Bromwich [52]
1932 England Tom Barber 143 Playoff[j] England James Adwick
England Bert Gadd		 Henbury [53]
1933 England Charlie Ward 145 2 strokes England Tom Barber
England Algy Holton		 Little Aston [54]
Dunlop-Midland Professional Championship
1934 England Charlie Ward 143 2 strokes England Bill Martin
England Tom Richards
England Willie Robertson		 Olton [55]
1935 England Bill Firkins 150 1 stroke England Bill Hancock
England Norman Roffe		 Little Aston [56]
1936 England Bill Branch 137 7 strokes England Freddie Beck Sandwell Park [57]
1937 England Freddie Beck 141 1 stroke England George Buckle Harborne [58]
Midland Professional Championship
1938 England Herbert Manton 139 4 strokes England Jack Hargreaves
England Jack Loach		 Beau Desert [59]
1939 England Bill Martin 145 5 strokes England Norman Roffe
England George Johnson		 Woodhall Spa [60]
1940–1945: No tournament
1946 England Walter Lees 140 4 strokes England Jack Cawsey
England Leslie Cliffe		 Sandwell Park [61]
1947 England Ken Adwick 144 1 stroke England Bill Branch
England Charlie Ward		 North Shore [79]
1948 England Arthur Lees 143 Playoff[k] England Tom Hassall Trentham [80][81]
1949 England Arthur Lees 136 1 stroke England Charlie Ward Blackwell [62]
1950 England Charlie Ward 138 Playoff[l] England Jack Hargreaves Moor Hall [82]
1951 England Ron Moses 145 Playoff[m] England Bert Williamson Sandwell Park [83][84]
1952 England Jack Hargreaves 143 Playoff[n] England Charlie Ward Copt Heath [85][86]
1953 England Charlie Ward 143 Playoff[o] England Jack Hargreaves
England Edgar Noke		 Harborne [87][88]
1954 England Alan Cunningham 142 1 stroke England Frank Jowle Olton [89]
1955 England Charlie Ward 142 3 strokes England Frank Jowle South Staffordshire [63]
1956 England Bob Hastelow 137 Playoff[p] England Charlie Ward Robin Hood [90][91]
1957 England David Snell 145 1 stroke England George Maisey
England Ralph Moffitt		 Seacroft [92]
1958 England Jack Cawsey 141 1 stroke England Tony Grubb
England Frank Jowle
England Charlie Ward		 Hawkstone Park [93]
1959 England George Maisey 140 1 stroke England Ralph Moffitt Luffenham Heath [94]
1960 England Jack Hargreaves 137 4 strokes England Peter Butler
England Bryon Hutchinson		 Ladbrook Park [64]
1961 England Peter Butler 142 Playoff[q] England George Johnson Hawkstone Park [95][96]
1962 England Tony Rees 141 1 stroke England Peter Butler
England Ralph Moffitt		 Luffenham Heath [97]
1963 England Charlie Ward 139 2 strokes England Peter Butler Edgbaston [98]
1964 Scotland Stuart Murray 139 1 stroke England Peter Butler
England Ralph Moffitt
England Don Smart
England David Talbot		 Rushcliffe [99]
1965 Republic of Ireland Sean Hunt 102[r] 2 strokes England Don Smart
England John Wiggett		 Hawkstone Park [65]
1966 England John Anderson 143 3 strokes England David Lait
England Ted Large		 Coxmoor [100]
1967 Scotland Stuart Murray 143 Playoff[s] England John Anderson Whittington Barracks [101][102]
1968 Scotland Stuart Murray 143 3 strokes England Maurice Bembridge Olton [66]
1969 England Terry Squires 144 1 stroke England Peter Butler
England David Snell
England Brian Waites		 Shifnal [103]
Uniroyal Midland PGA Championship
1970 Wales David Llewellyn 138 2 strokes England Bob Johnson Moor Hall [104]
1971 England Bob Beattie 142 1 stroke England Maurice Bembridge South Staffordshire [105]
1972 England Brian Waites 138 3 strokes Republic of Ireland Eamonn Darcy Kedleston Park [106]
1973 England Richard Livingston 140 Playoff[t] England David Snell Handsworth [107][108]
1974 England Mike Gallagher 137 2 strokes England Ted Large
Wales David Llewellyn
England Brian Waites		 Stratford-on-Avon [109]
1975 Republic of Ireland Hugh Boyle 144 1 stroke England Terry Squires Peterborough Milton [110]
1976 England Paul Herbert 138 5 strokes England Paul Bottell
England Tony Grubb
England Ian Richardson		 Longcliffe [111]
1977 England Brian Waites 138 Playoff[u] England Phil Weaver Coxmoor [67]
Midland PGA Championship
1978 England Brian Waites 135 5 strokes England Ian Richardson
England Phil Weaver		 Ladbrook Park [112]
1979 England Brian Waites 143 Playoff[v] England David Steele Lincoln [68]
1980 Wales David Vaughan 141 2 strokes England Brian Waites Barnham Broom [113]
1981 England David Stewart 140 2 strokes England Richard Livingston Burton-on-Trent [114]
1982 England Pip Elson 136 4 strokes England David Dunk Staverton Park [115]
1983 England Tony Minshall 144 2 strokes England Bob Larratt Staverton Park [116]
1984 Wales Mark Mouland 136 Playoff[w] England Steve Marr Staverton Park [117]
1985 England Kevin Hayward 142 Playoff[x] Wales Andy Griffiths Staverton Park [118]
1986 England Tony Skingle 70[y] Playoff[z] England Philip Hinton
England Phil Weaver		 Sutton Coldfield [119]
1987 England Ross McFarlane[aa] 272 4 strokes Wales Mark Mouland Staverton [120]
1988 Wales Graham Farr 276 3 strokes England Jim Rhodes Kings Norton [121]
1989 England Joe Higgins 138 4 strokes Wales Graham Farr Forest of Arden [122]
1990 England Gary Stafford 275 8 strokes Wales Graham Farr Forest of Arden [123]
1991 England Kevin Dickens 283 5 strokes England Chris Hall Forest of Arden [124]
1992 England Joe Higgins 286 2 strokes England Stephen Russell South Staffordshire [125]
1993 England Peter Baker 143 1 stroke England Jim Payne The Warwickshire [126]
1994 England Peter Baker 143 2 strokes England David Eddiford
England John King		 The Warwickshire [127]
1995 Wales Shane Rose 141 Playoff[ab] Northern Ireland Cameron Clark The Warwickshire [128]
1996 England David J. Russell 137 1 stroke England Peter Baker
England Neil Turley		 The Warwickshire [129]
1997 England Joe Higgins 137 2 strokes England Peter Baker
England Paul Wesselingh		 The Belfry [130]
1998 England Steve Webster 137 1 stroke England Joe Higgins The Belfry [131]
1999 England Chris Hall 136 4 strokes England Carl Mason
England Andy Stokes		 The Belfry [132]
2000 England David J. Russell 134 8 strokes England Matt McGuire
England Darren Prosser		 The Belfry [133]
2001 England Tim Rouse 210 1 stroke England Martin Poxon Belton Woods [134]
2002 England Robert Rock 213 2 strokes England Alasdair Thomas Belton Woods [135]
2003 England Philip Edwards 209 1 stroke England Brian Rimmer Belton Woods [136]
2004 England Paul Streeter 213 2 strokes England Brian Rimmer Belton Woods [137]
2005 England Adrian Carey 214 Playoff[ac] England Paul Bagshaw Belton Woods [138]
2006 England Paul Streeter 211 Playoff[ad] England Daniel Greenwood Belton Woods [139]
2007 England Ian Lyner 211 2 strokes England Simon Lilly Belton Woods [140]
2008 England Ian Walley 201 Playoff[ae] England Simon Lilly Belton Woods [141]
2009 England Cameron Clark 211 2 strokes England Ian Walley Belton Woods [142]
2010 England Cameron Clark 200 9 strokes England Paul Streeter Belton Woods [143]
2011 England Matthew Cort 196 2 strokes England Paul Streeter Belton Woods [144]
2012 England Jak Hamblett 136 1 stroke England Craig Shave Belton Woods [145]
2013 England Matthew Cort 131 2 strokes England James Whatley Cold Ashby [146]
2014 England Paul Broadhurst 129 Playoff England Matthew Cort Shifnal [147]
2015 England Matthew Cort 128 6 strokes England Luke Towler
England Andrew Willey		 Shifnal [148]
2016 England Paul Streeter and
England Andrew Willey		 131 Playoff Tied[af] Shifnal [149]
2017 England Luke Towler 136 Playoff England Christopher Evans
England James Freeman
England Andrew Willey		 Shifnal [150]
2018 England Andrew Willey 68[ag] 1 stroke England Matthew Cort
England James Whatley		 Shifnal [151]
2019 England James Brittain 134 1 stroke England Andrew Willey Shifnal [152]
2020 England James Brittain 136 3 strokes England Cameron Hoggarth
England Craig Shave		 Moseley [153]
2021 England Adam Keogh 133 1 stroke England Simon Lilly
England Craig Shave		 Moseley [154]
2022 England James Whatley 127 2 strokes England James Freeman
England Simon Lilly		 Sapey [155]
2023 England Daniel Whitby-Smith 63[ah] 2 strokes England Jordan Boulton
England James Whatley
England Andrew Willey		 Harborne [156]
  1. ^ The tie between Williamson and Sherlock was resolved at the autumn meeting at Kings Norton which Williamson won with a score of 145, Sherlock scoring 153.
  2. ^ Buckle and Cawsey tied at 76 after an 18-hole playoff the following morning. They played a further 18 holes in the afternoon with Buckle scoring 79 and Cawsey 82.
  3. ^ Weastell beat Holland 41 to 43 in a 9-hole playoff, played the same evening.
  4. ^ Williamson and Wheildon tied on 148 with Buckle on 153 after a 36-hole playoff, played the following day. Williamson beat Wheildon 39 to 40 after a further 9 holes.
  5. ^ Buckle beat Hanton 74 to 75 in an 18-hole playoff, played the following day.
  6. ^ Bloxham scored 73 in a playoff, played the following day, Holland and Tuck scored 75 while Buckle scored 76.
  7. ^ Compston left immediately after the championship to play in the German Open and did not turn up for the playoff on the following day.
  8. ^ Weston won a playoff, played the following day, with 74, ahead of Wheildon with 76, O'Neill 77, Richards 78 and Pixton 79.
  9. ^ Buckle beat Green 74 to 76 in the 18-hole playoff, played the same day.
  10. ^ In a playoff Barber scored 73, Adwick 78 and Gadd 82.
  11. ^ Lees beat Hassall 68 to 75 in a playoff.
  12. ^ Ward beat Hargreaves 33 to 38 in a playoff, played the same evening.
  13. ^ Moses beat Williamson 70 to 73.
  14. ^ Hargreaves beat Ward 70 to 75.
  15. ^ Ward scored 71, Noke 72 and Hargreaves 75.
  16. ^ Hastelow beat Ward 69 to 73.
  17. ^ Butler beat Johnson 67 to 70.
  18. ^ The event was reduced to 27 holes.
  19. ^ Murray beat Anderson 71 to 78.
  20. ^ Livingston beat Snell 72 to 73.
  21. ^ Waites won with a par at the second sudden-death hole.
  22. ^ Waites won with a par at the first extra hole.
  23. ^ Mouland won at the first extra hole.
  24. ^ Hayward won at the second extra hole.
  25. ^ The event was reduced to 18 holes after the first day was abandoned because of bad weather.
  26. ^ Skingle won at the second extra hole, Hinton having dropped out at the first.
  27. ^ McFarlane won the event but Mouland became the Midland Professional champion since McFarlane was not a Midland member.
  28. ^ Rose won with a birdie at the first extra hole.
  29. ^ Carey won with a birdie at the first extra hole.
  30. ^ Streeter won with a birdie at the first extra hole.
  31. ^ Walley won with an eagle at the fifth extra hole.
  32. ^ The sudden-death playoff was stopped after three holes due to darkness.
  33. ^ The event was reduced to 18 holes because of strong winds.
  34. ^ The event was reduced to 18 holes because of bad weather.

Additional source:[157]

From 1911 to 1927 (except in 1921) and in 1946 the championships were also the Midland section qualifying events for the News of the World Matchplay. The 1939 championship was the Midland section qualifying event for the Daily Mail Tournament. The 1954 championship acted as the qualifying event for the Goodwin (Sheffield) Foursomes Tournament while the 1959 event was the qualifying for the Sherwood Forest Foursomes Tournament.

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